Description

ioTRAN's flagship software-based product is the ioPLATFORM, which serves as a class 5 Softswitch replacement with a Unified Cloud Communications platform engine for next-generation networks. It enables the creation of a comprehensive class 5 Softswitch by incorporating application modules (ioMODULES). The ioPLATFORM is a hyper-converged system that operates on all major hypervisors or bare metal servers. The ioCORE primary module includes automated installation capabilities to minimize complexity, a professionally tuned CENTOS Linux operating system, and an optimized SQL database to achieve high performance. Additionally, our ioBASE foundation offers advanced system information monitoring, streamlined software update, and patch delivery, and the ability to try out ioMODULES instantly through a single unified web portal.

ioTRAN's engineering team designed and built the ioPLATFORM engine over 20 years ago to cater to the growing white-label hosted VoIP market.  The original product remains in service today as an extremely reliable and stable class 5 Softswitch application and replacement. ioTRAN is leveraging the stability and expertise gained from that original product to enhance and update it for new capabilities, extensive scalability, advanced carrier-grade high availability, and Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings, using state-of-the-art technology.

ioTRAN has developed the new ioPLATFORM engine using a highly specialized methodology, which involves the exclusive use of the Sofia core SIP stack along with internally built modules and applications. After careful evaluation, ioTRAN has determined that the Sofia SIP stack provides an ideal foundation for our current features and functionalities, which have undergone over 10 years of development. By relying on our internally developed class 5 Softswitch applications, we eliminate the need for open-source community modules and applications, opting instead for a proprietary, highly secure, and stable solution that is entirely under ioTRAN's control.

The ioPLATFORM engine is built with a parallel processing architecture at its core, enabling the system to handle high volumes of data and scale to meet the requirements of even the largest carriers or service providers.  Critical functions, including call control, provisioning, and billing, can be divided and distributed across multiple application containers, each residing on separate computing nodes. The core system has undergone rigorous quality control measures, with testing tools and code verification deployed throughout development. The ioTRAN core system is optimized to run efficiently and cater to almost any demand, seamlessly interfacing with various ioMODULES to form a complete application or solution.

The ioPLATFORM features a cutting-edge Application Programming Interface (API) that enables seamless integration with any application compatible with JSON or XML data interchange standards. Whether you want to integrate with your CRM, existing billing platform, business management software, Microsoft Office 365, CTI integration, or any third-party technology, the ioPLATFORM makes it simple. We have streamlined the design and functionality of the API, allowing you or your developer to easily create the API code in a live environment sandbox with syntax validation and auto-generated output code. With endless possibilities, the ioPLATFORM opens up exciting integration opportunities.

For enhanced security and protection, the ioPLATFORM offers optional advanced security modules to ensure critical uptime and reliability. The ioWALL, ioSHIELD, and ioSECURE modules provide advanced media firewall, DoS/DDoS protection, and secure encrypted links, all specifically designed for legacy class 5 hosted Softswitch operations and our tightly integrated system. By deploying these modules, customers can achieve significant cost savings as compared to investing in 3rd party solutions such as session border controllers (SBC) and firewalls. Moreover, customers can manage these modules using a single unified web portal interface, streamlining management tasks.

The ioPLATFORM is highly scalable and offers carrier-grade High Availability and Redundancy features to ensure the reliability and stability of critical application services.  We recognize the importance of meeting service-level agreement requirements for the carrier, service provider, and enterprise markets. Our "Application Container" and "Containerization" frameworks provide uninterrupted calls during maintenance or disaster recovery events. The ioRESTORE module ensures Geo Redundancy by seamlessly restoring services in case of any disruption. The ioSECURE module/appliance further simplifies multi-data center applications by offering encrypted Internet or IP Links for data replication, all managed through a single unified management portal for the entire system.

The ioPLATFORM speaks private or white label services fluently as a class 5 Softswitch replacement and communications platform for wholesale distributor and reseller services.  Since 2003, the cloud communications platform has enabled operators to run reseller and distributor services with individual branding and profit centers as a standard feature. As a private label class 5 Softswitch replacement, operators can provide secure, partitioned accounts for an unlimited number of resellers and operators while simultaneously running a direct retail service.

Each reseller or operator will have access to all the features of the class 5 switch replacement to offer their end customers, including:

• Unified Web Management Portal with Multi-Level Access/Control and Styling
• Unified Communications Apps for Desktop and Mobile
• Unlimited Brands for Image and Branding
• Unlimited Profit Centers for product and pricing
• Company(s) and End User Management
• Reseller DID Management Control and Organization
• Individualized Hosted PBX, SIP Trunk, and Residential Control and Management
• Accounting, Billing, Taxation, and Payment Gateway
• Profit and Summary reports
• Customer Invoicing
• Exportable XML Invoices
• Sub Agent Management and Commission Reporting
• Unlimited Rate Cards
• Advanced Auto Provisioning for Phones and Devices
• CDR Records - View, Print, or Export
• Package and Company Pooled Minute Control
• Administration Permission Control Groups
• System Alerts and Workflow for Proactive Management
• Generic Product Support for External Product and Service Billing
• And much more.

Whatever path you take, the ioTRAN ioPLATFORM Cloud Communications Platform with class 5 Softswitch replacement is the best choice for carriers, service providers, and large CSP organizations. The ioPLATFORM is the next-generation choice to address legacy and emerging communications trends with the goal of unification. We plan to revolutionize the market with a premier class 5 modular Softswitch that any serious carrier or service provider can obtain. Be part of the future today, contact ioTRAN or its distributor partners to get started now. It's time to switch!